Leah 18 months

Our little Leah is 18 months old and pretty full of personality these days.  She likes to put on extra clothes, hats, headbands and then come to me laughing saying "funny".  She loves being chased, or to be the chaser. We went swimming this week and she was trying to get out of my arms the whole time - she was smiling and squealing most of the time in the pool. She kept pointing to the wall and saying "do it" "fun" because she loved jumping in.  She likes puzzles, books, balls, blocks, and dolls.  She's talking quite a bit but I'm probably the only one who can understand most of what she is saying. She does not like being in the orchard with the chickens anymore, they're "scary" .  She's a good eater, her favorites are cheese, meat, and smoothies (pretty easy). She still ends up in bed with us most nights, and if anyone has any advice to get her to stop punching me in the face when she doesn't get what she wants let me know - time outs haven't worked.  One thing I really love right now is when she wants me to hold her or hug her, when she comes up to me she moves my arms out of my lap and puts them around her and says "hug". It sort of make up for the time she spends beating me up.  She loves Jeanette, Chapu, Jessie, and JoJo.  When there is something she wants and I tell her no, she goes and asks Adie, Eliza, and Ashlynn. When they all say no she comes to me "Net, Papu, Jessie, JoJo?" thinking they will give her what she wants

She looks SO MUCH like Ryan and Jeanette ( I can't believe I've got a red head)

 She also loves her arts and crafts just like her sisters, she'll sit and color or paint for a good amount of time if there are sisters at the table with her